Filter coffee recipe | traditional south Indian Filter coffee | Filter Kaapi recipe with step by instructions. and a quick video recipe on how to make perfect filter coffee. this is also known as kaapi/ kapi or degree coffee.

How do you make a good coffee filter at home?

there are few factors determining a good and perfect Filter coffee, they are

Coffee chicory powder that is filter coffee powder that is used

Coffee has to be prepared quick to retain the heat of milk and decotion.

thick and strong decotion makes a good coffee, of course you can adjust the quantity of decotion but a thin decotion makes a boring coffee

Coffee and Tea are two most addictive things which no south Indian can live without. Filter coffee mornings make the day worthwhile. and a masala chai evenings helps boost us to run a bit longer and active.

it takes a few days to refine and get the trick of making the right consistency of filter coffee. of course practice makes it perfect. I have an addict to filter coffee recently and addict here means to know the niche of the technique and to hit it right. yes, we took a some 4-5 weeks trials every morning to get it right. In choosing the right brand powder, making it right!

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Notes

1. based on coffee granules, filtering time varies2. adjust sugar based on your preference.3. you can add few drops of decotion on top before serving for an added taste.

step by step making of the filter coffee recipe

the first and foremost step is to know about the traditional filter coffee making machine. this is also known as coffee filter.

it has one lower compartment where the decotion is collected

upper compartment with holes to filter

press or tamper with holes to press the coffee powder

lid to close the coffee maker

put in the filter coffee powder into the upper compartment and place the press over it and level it.

boil 1/2 cup water until it comes to rolling boil and pour it over the press SLOWLY. close and lid and let it do its process of filtering. it takes about 10 minutes to get filtered completely. depends on granule size of coffee used.

after 10 minutes, open and you could see that all the water is filtered from the upper compartment. open the lower part and find the decotion collected.

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